Hillary's right-hand woman just used her very first tweet to lash out at the Republican front-runners

Huma Abedin, the longtime adviser to Democratic 2016 frontrunner Hillary Clinton, sent her very first tweet on Monday evening. The message was clearly a shot at Clinton's two top Republican rivals.

Abedin, who is Muslim, seemed to be most directly rebuking former neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who is consistently one of the top candidates in polls of the GOP primary field. Carson has been under fire for comments he made in an interview on Sunday where he said he would not "advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation."

"You can be a proud American, a proud Muslim, and proudly serve this great country. Pride versus prejudice," Abedin said.

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Hillary's right-hand woman just used her very first tweet to lash out at the Republican front-runners

Political aide Huma Abedin arrives for the "Glamour Women of the Year Awards" in the Manhattan borough of New York November 9, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner attend the 2015 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on February 11, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) walks with her traveling chief-of-staff Huma Abedin as they approach a group of police officers after cancelling a rally in Fort Worth, Texas February 22, 2008. A Dallas police officer was killed Friday when his motorcycle struck a pillar as he was escorting democratic presidential candidate Senator Clinton to a rally in Dallas. Clinton cancelled the rally in Forth Worth, saying it would be inappropriate to hold a rally in light of the tragic circumstances. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 27: Staffer Huma Abedin helps former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton decide what special treats to buy at Main Street Bakery in Columbia, South Carolina, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Secretary Clinton left with around dozen cupcakes. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 09: Huma Abedin attends Ryan Piers Williams' 'Monsters And Landscapes' Exhibition - Opening Reception at The Garfield Building on January 9, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Desiree Navarro/WireImage)

Huma Abedin attends 'The Beguiled' screening in New York City, U.S. June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin attend a news conference in New York, U.S. on July 23, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File Photo

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton talks to staff members, including aide Huma Abedin (L), onboard her campaign plane in White Plains, New York, U.S. October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Huma Abedin, aide to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, looks on as Clinton makes a campaign stop to greet picketing Verizon workers who are out on strike in the Manhattan borough of New York April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 15: Rory Tahari (L) and Huma Abedin attend the 'Crown Heights' New York premiere at Metrograph on August 15, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 15: Actor/producer Nnamdi Asomugha and Huma Abedin attend the 'Crown Heights' New York premiere at The Metrograph on August 15, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/WireImage)

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Abedin's tweet could also be seen as a shot at the Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump. Last week, Trump made headlines when he did nothing to refute a man who described Muslims as "a problem in this country." The man, who was participating in a question and answer session at one of Trump's rallies also incorrectly called President Barack Obama a Muslim. Trump has previously attacked Abedin personally and other members of Clinton's campaign team used Twitter to come to her defense.

Check out Abedin's tweet below.

You can be a proud American, a proud Muslim, and proudly serve this great country. Pride versus prejudice.